Bay-Peninsula Region
The Bay-Peninsula region is comprised of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties.
Top Job Openings 2023-2033
High-Skill Occupations
- Software Developers:
- 128,960 projected job openings, $203,507 median annual wage, 5,385 job ads.
- General and Operations Managers:
- 35,120 projected job openings, $166,809 median annual wage, 1,422 job ads.
- Computer and Information Systems Managers:
- 34,220 projected job openings, $235,233 median annual wage, 152 job ads.
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists:
- 30,670 projected job openings, $137,636 median annual wage, 777 job ads.
- Accountants and Auditors:
- 26,780 projected job openings, $119,913 median annual wage, 415 job ads.
Middle-Skill Occupations
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
- 19,860 projected job openings, $66,277 median annual wage, 173 job ads.
- Medical Assistants:
- 17,990 projected job openings, $61,683 median annual wage, 263 job ads.
- Nursing Assistants:
- 15,930 projected job openings, $58,170 median annual wage, 149 job ads.
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:
- 15,240 projected job openings, $48,102 median annual wage, 510 job ads.
- Tutors:
- 11,490 projected job openings, $47,741 median annual wage, 142 job ads.
Entry-Level Occupations
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides:
- 179,690 projected job openings, $37,969 median annual wage, 677 job ads.
- Fast Food and Counter Workers:
- 94,140 projected job openings, $43,684 median annual wage, 598 job ads.
- Taxi Drivers:
- 71,550 projected job openings, $39,439 median annual wage, 9 job ads.
- Cashiers:
- 61,530 projected job openings, $41,546 median annual wage, 310 job ads.
- Waiters and Waitresses:
- 60,100 projected job openings, $40,180 median annual wage, 431 job ads.
The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program has combined some detailed job categories from 2018 into broader categories or special groupings to improve data quality.
The total number of expected job openings from 2023 to 2033 includes workers leaving their jobs, people changing jobs, and new jobs being created. The top 5 jobs were chosen based on these total job openings.
Median wages are the middle point of what workers earn in the first quarter of 2024. Half of the workers earn less than the median wage, and half earn more. These wages do not include self-employed people or unpaid family workers. The median yearly wage has been rounded up to $34,320 to match state minimum wage laws as of January 1, 2025.
Information about online job ads comes from the Lightcast data series, which collects, studies, and organizes ads from many online job boards.